by John McMillan | Nov 28, 2025 | Disease
Ed Hutchinson, University of Glasgow H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and how concerned about it should...
by John McMillan | Aug 22, 2025 | Disease, Health
Ian A. Wright, Western Sydney University One of the world’s most dangerous water-borne microorganisms, commonly called a “brain-eating amoeba”, has recently been detected in two drinking water supplies in south-west Queensland. Both affected towns are about 750...
by John McMillan | Jul 18, 2025 | COVID-19, Disease, Ethics
Dr. Philp McMillan, John McMillan Science often proceeds from observation to hypothesis. In an era when medical data typically remains locked behind institutional walls, a group of 350 Japanese volunteers armed with determination and Freedom of Information requests...
by John McMillan | Jul 11, 2025 | COVID-19, Disease, Ethics
Dr. Philp McMillan, John McMillan In April 2024, a team of biodefense experts gathered in Washington, D.C. to imagine the unthinkable. Their resulting document, the National Blueprint for Biodefense, contains a detailed tabletop exercise that reads like a nightmare....
by John McMillan | May 30, 2025 | Disease, Health
Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia For the first time, traces of the West Nile virus have been found in mosquitoes in the UK, according to a report published this week by the UK Health Security Agency. Here’s what you need to know about the virus and the disease...
by admin | May 9, 2025 | Disease, Health
Oleksii Omelchenko, Quadram Institute and Judith Evans, London South Bank University The kitchen is often the heart of the home – a place where families gather and meals begin. And at the start of it all? The fridge. This is where we safely store much of our food, and...
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